Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-07-28
ANCIENT HISTORY.

Once upon time, so the story goes,
there WAS full grown man less than
- hours old placed in charge of Ger
tain horticultural ranch "to dress it and
to keep it," This original specimen of
the genus homo, who was named Adam
for short, had been in the gardening
business but short time when, not.
withdrawing his extreme youth, he be-
came aware that he was lonesome and
struck, not for higher wages, but for an
agreeable companion of the opposite
sex; aud the proprietor of the garden,
acceding to his moderate demands, fur
nished him with n good looking girl,
apparently about Is years of age, which
it required considerable ingenuity to
manufacture. For this purpose Adam
was induced to submit to an applica-
ton of chloroform and while under the
influence of the anesthetic lie was
partially dissected, rib was taken from
his anatomy and with this bone rs a
nucleus the maid was manufactured in
an incredible short space of time and
when Adam recovered from his nap, be.
hold! there stood the biushing beauty
in all the loveiiness Of undress uniform.
1t il needless to say that Adam was de-
lighted, and when he reflected that this
beautiful young creature was Jess than
II hours old his ecstay knew no bounds
and he Immediately gave her the APP
propriate name of Eve.
This loving couple commenced house
keeping, and it is remarkable fact that
they were the youngest pair that ever
started in to ''be fruitful and multiply,
and replenish the earth" Things went
on swimmlngly until one day when Eve,
who WAS strongminded woman and
not afraid of the devil, was out picking
b!sckberries for pies when she Glanced
to pass near the "tree OF knowledge"
around which was coiled IL large snake.
1.-THE serpent which was more subtle
than any beast of the field" at once
proceeded to interview this innocent
maiden and soon induced her to par
take of tho 'forbiddcn! fruit" which she
generously shared with Adam who pro-
nounced it the finest thing he had ever
tried. After regnling themselves with
this delectuble frui', they suddenly and
for the first time made the startling dis
coyery that "thoy were naked a" Eve
bushingly rctreated to the nearest
thicket and Immediately sent Adam for
o spool of Co"ts' best spool cotton and
q bunch of fig leaves with which to
make abbreviated garments, nnd when
their costumes were competed they APP
peared in the role Of civilized beings.
The question now arises, What would |
have been the consequence had not Eve |
henrkeDed to the advice Of "thut old
Serpent, the Devil" and partalSen of
the fruit Of the Gree of knowledge"
The only reasonable conclusion il that
this pair of innocent beings would have
.Etiuhtucu LII pIlllllAlfG lS1NOINuGG 10 lDlS
day as the only Inhabitants of the
Garden of Eden" which comprised the
whole known world. Hence We are in
debted to the devil for the spread of
knowledge which began when Eve was
induced 10 partske of the forbidden
fruit" and which resulted in peopling
the earth with intelligent, enterprising
beings in fulhllmont of tho curse which
WA prom ounccd when to the woman it
vas declared Gin sorrow shalt thou
bring FORTH" and to the man, as par
ttcepS crinsinis in the transaction, the
awful sentence WAS pronounced "by the
sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread
oil the days of thy life